Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Roughriders players adapt to lost 2020 season
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders are adjusting to a year without football. The 2020 CFL season was cancelled on Monday, leading players to ponder not just their long-term futures but their shor...
Aug 21, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Questions remain around CFL player contracts after cancelled season
While there certainly isn't going to be a 2020 CFL season, there still is uncertainty around the futures of players in the league. Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian, the president ...
Aug 19, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Appliance manufacturers, retailers deal with backlog during highest demand period
People in the market for a new fridge or freezer have probably noticed it's slim pickings for options out there. And that's expected to continue for some time. Jim Estill, the CEO of Danby Appliances,...
Aug 19, 2020 Coast Appliances in Regina. (Google Maps)
Doctor offers advice to avoid heat stroke during sweltering conditions
With the temperature in Regina reaching record territory, one doctor says it's important for people to be safe if they are outside. The temperature reached 35.9 C on Tuesday, breaking a record that ha...
Aug 19, 2020
Riders’ O’Day forges ahead, sets focus on 2021 season filled with uncertainty
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day can turn his attention away from a tumultuous 2020 to an uncertain 2021. The CFL announced Monday there would not be a 2020 season, leading to dis...
Aug 18, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders turn attention to financial troubles after cancelled 2020 season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are now turning their attention to navigating through an impending financial crisis the team faces. The CFL officially cancelled the 2020 season on Monday after being deni...
Aug 17, 2020
2020 CFL season cancelled
The 2020 CFL season will not take place. The league announced Monday on its website the season has been cancelled and attention will now be turned to 2021 and the future. "We are absolutely committed ...
Aug 17, 2020 (DoubleBlue/Wikimedia Commons)
Hutterian Safety Council says message is simple: Continue working with SHA
The board chair of the Hutterian Safety Council is praising the work being done by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as an uptick of COVID-19 cases is seen in communal living settings. "The SHA ...
Aug 15, 2020 (Image courtesy of Hutterian Health Communities)
New medical services building opens on Star Blanket Cree Nation
Chief Michael Starr believes the new medical services building can be a place of healing and lead to a bright future for the Star Blanket Cree Nation. The Kihew Kawaskasit Star Blanket Health Services...
Aug 15, 2020 The Kihew Kawaskasit Star Blanket Health Services building grand opening on Aug. 14, 2020. (FHQ Tribal Council/Twitter)
Saskatchewan Hockey Association releases guidelines, but no date set for season
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has put out guidelines for hockey to return, but there's still one major detail missing: A date. The SHA said the province and health officials are not prepared to ...
Aug 12, 2020 (Discover Weyburn file photo).
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...